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ArticleHaematologica2022

Deregulation of JAK2 signaling underlies primary cutaneous CD8

Armando N Bastidas Torres, Davy Cats, Jacoba J Out-Luiting, Daniele Fanoni, Hailiang Mei, Luigia Venegoni, Rein Willemze, Maarten H Vermeer, Emilio Berti, Cornelis P Tensen

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Article in Haematologica, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Armando N Bastidas TorresDepartment of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden.
Davy CatsSequencing Analysis Support Core, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden.
Jacoba J Out-LuitingDepartment of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden.
Daniele FanoniDepartment of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan.
Hailiang MeiSequencing Analysis Support Core, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden.
Luigia VenegoniDepartment of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan.
Rein WillemzeDepartment of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden.
Maarten H VermeerDepartment of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden.
Emilio BertiDepartment of Dermatology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan.
Cornelis P TensenDepartment of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden. c.p.tensen@lumc.nl.
Leiden University Medical Center · NLUniversity of Milan · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary cutaneous CD8+ aggressive epidermotropic cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma (pcAECyTCL) is a rare variant of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with an aggressive clinical course and a very poor prognosis. Until now, neither a systematic characterization of genetic alterations driving pcAECyTCL has been performed, nor effective therapeutic regimes for patients have been defined. Here, we present the first highresolution genetic characterization of pcAECyTCL by using wholegenome and RNA sequencing. Our study provides a comprehensive description of genetic alterations (i.e., genomic rearrangements, copy number alterations and small-scale mutations) with pathogenic relevance in this lymphoma, including events that recurrently impact genes with important roles in the cell cycle, chromatin regulation and the JAKSTAT pathway. In particular, we show that mutually exclusive structural alterations involving JAK2 and SH2B3 predominantly underlie pcAECyTCL. In line with the genomic data, transcriptome analysis uncovered upregulation of the cell cycle, JAK2 signaling, NF-κB signaling and a high inflammatory response in this cancer. Functional studies confirmed oncogenicity of JAK2 fusions identified in pcAECyTCL and their sensitivity to JAK inhibitor treatment. Our findings strongly suggest that overactive JAK2 signaling is a central driver of pcAECyTCL, and consequently, patients with this neoplasm would likely benefit from therapy with JAK2 inhibitors such as Food and Drug Adminstration-approved ruxolitinib.

Indexed as

Lymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousSkin NeoplasmsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHumansJanus Kinase 2SkinT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicJAK2 protein, humanJanus Kinase 2

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PMID33792220
PMCPMC8883537
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